The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena ( la, Dioecesis Lorenensis) is a

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located in the city of

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, in the

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in Brazil. On Tuesday, 18 August 2012, the then-Bishop of Lorena, Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos, was named by

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to serve as one of the papally-appointed Synod Fathers for the October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New

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History

*31 July 1937: Established as Diocese of Lorena from the Diocese of Taubaté

Leadership

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s of Lorena (Roman rite), listed in reverse chronological order **Bishop Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias (13 January 2021 – present) **Bishop

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, O.F.M. (25 September 2013 – 15 May 2019); formerly, Minister Provincial for the Franciscans in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; appointed Archbishop of Campinas, São Paulo **Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos (26 April 2006 – 25 September 2013) **Bishop

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(10 January 2001 – 4 May 2005), appointed Archbishop of Sorocaba, São Paulo) **Bishop

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(11 July 1977 – 10 January 2001) **Bishop Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. (3 November 1971 – 11 July 1977), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais **Bishop

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(3 January 1966 – 27 April 1970), appointed Bishop of Bauru, São Paulo **Bishop

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(29 May 1960 – 22 February 1965), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba **Bishop

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(13 June 1946 – 25 July 1959), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba **Bishop Francisco do Borja Pereira do Amaral (21 December 1940 – 3 October 1944), appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo

References

GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Lorena, Roman Catholic Diocese of Christian organizations established in 1937 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1937 establishments in Brazil {{Brazil-RC-diocese-stub